About
Revered football coach who coached at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1913 to 1941, winning four National Championships during that span. He also led Muskegon High School to back-to-back state titles in 1911 and 1912.
Before Fame
He was born in Berlin, Germany and began his coaching career with Hackley Manual Training in 1906.
Trivia
He was also a talented painter who specialized in depictions of the American Southwest.
Family Life
His wife died in 1936 at sixty-three years old.
Associated With
He coached Red Grange, who became one of the most celebrated college football players of his day, at the University of Illinois.
